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sanitize

[san-i-tahyz] / ˈsæn ɪˌtaɪz /


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The company must also sanitize the freezer within seven days of clearing out remaining food waste.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

Her concurrence also refuses to sanitize Reconstruction into an abstract legal debate.

From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2026

Fans who have long mourned F1’s transformation from hell-for-leather test of nerve into slick entertainment product see this as merely the latest in a string of measures to sanitize the sport.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026

Food processing plants apply it to sanitize surfaces and equipment.

From Salon ● Dec. 15, 2025

“Well, they have to clean the whole car and sanitize everything. We might as well settle in.”

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

Jolie’s voice has been slightly mixed with Callas’ in such a way that it ever so slightly sanitizes Callas’.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2024

“True Spirit” streamlines and sanitizes her impressive real-life feat, which began in October 2009, into pure inspo fuel, recounting Watson’s maritime journey without ever turning grim for long.

From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2023

When it's time to clean surfaces, "Always have vinegar because it doesn't go bad. It also cleans and sanitizes surfaces if you don't have bleach," he said.

From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2022

Omitting the importation of European diseases sanitizes the sorry historical record.

From Washington Post ● May 20, 2022

Loop, a two-year-old company that collects and sanitizes reusable containers, said Wednesday it’s expanding after successful trials at groceries in France and Japan.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 22, 2021

These sanitized accounts ignored the homemade dangers, such as the health problems fostered by an overstretched military — realities many children would face when a changed parent finally came home.

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026

Workers had cleared out and sanitized the eastern freezer, which was largely destroyed in the fire, earlier in the cleanup process.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

And in a world where sports rivalries are now commoditized, sanitized, and milked for every last ounce of monetizable content, the rarity of Argentina vs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

Other presidents have also sometimes behaved contrary to democratic ideals, and national memorials often present a more sanitized version of American history.

From Slate ● May 18, 2026

‘I’m afraid you are a health hazard. You will have to be sanitized before we can proceed.’

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

Then, once the athletes are sitting comfortably, he recommends they use sanitizing wipes to clean any areas they might touch: the seat belt, arm rests, air nozzle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2025

Years ago, Douthat might have been accused of sanitizing the figures who appear on his podcast or of providing intellectual cover to the legitimately unhinged.

From Slate ● Oct. 7, 2025

Crews have been removing more than 10 tons of debris and sanitizing campuses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2025

“This comes in the form of communications and branding standards. Is that going to be the next frontier in sanitizing the realities of our differences? ”

From Seattle Times ● May 24, 2024

The puff of cold sanitizing air made Coal shiver, and his skin wavered into view, then became transparent again.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste




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